I'll Be There

I'll be there when all your dreams are brokenTo answer your unspoken prayer, oh....When the little things you're doin', ooh, don't turn out rightDon't you worry darlin' I'll be there

There whenever you need to know that there is someone who cares, oh yeah!So if your new love isn't your true loveDon't you worry darlin', I'll be there

There whenever you need to know that there is someone who cares, oh yeah!So if your new love isn't your true loveDon't you worry darlin', I'll be thereDon't you worry darlin', I'll be thereDon't you worry darlin', I'll be there

I like this version alot. (But I also like Bobby D. and Gerry/ Pacemakers renditions . Can't recall any other versions.) Nice looping, easy going sound, with sort of a relaxed vocal. I agree with Steve and the others, that a third Memphis LP should have been released atf the time , but it's still not too late for FTD to issue one.

The Colonel did not have 45 RPM EPs to market, so the Camdens took their place. The Camdens were perfect for colllecting non-LP tracks, like "Almost In Love" did. But to use it as a way to premier songs, it wasted a lot of opportunities. I'll Be There is a fine song, but no a recording Chips or Felton thought worth doing anything with.

Nice, but a little dull. And I love Bobby Darin and Elvis, but it just is not a song I find very memorable. Nothing wrong with it, and Elvis can sing the hell out of anything, but it's just a bit forgettable.

Nice version but not the best version. Still there should have been a Memphis follow-up LP with this, S. Minds, My Little Friend, If I'm A Fool & Dont Cry Daddy/or Kentucky Rain on it. Scrap the dumb Camden LPs and kill Hey Jude all together from being released. That's how a good manager & record company would have handled these releases. Could have been an LP worthy of classic status like the first one.

Great vocal, elementary arrangement on this Bobby Darin penned song. Recorded at the famous Memphis Sessions in 1969, but not considered strong enough to be on the LP's "From Elvis In Memphis" or "Back In Memphis". It was released on the Camden budget LP "Let's Be Friends" in 1970 because RCA had either released all the Memphis Session material or had plans for the remaining material. "Kentucky Rain", "Rubberneckin", "Don't Cry Daddy", "My Little Friend", "Mama Liked The Roses" were designated for single release. "Hey Jude", "Who Am I", "If I'm A Fool" and "I'll Be There" were considered leftovers. It is funny because if you add "Suspicious Minds" (a single not yet on an album in early 1970) you would have had nine decent songs for an LP and one stinker (Hey Jude).

I am familiar with the Gerry and The Pacemakers version, which is taken at a slower pace and is more wistful in the process. The extra verse, "I'll miss you, and in my dreams I'll kiss you" (etc), is beautiful but probably wouldn't have suited Elvis's up-tempo version. Pity.

They could have released it on the "Back In Memphis" section of the two-record set album in '69. There were only ten songs on there - while the "From Elvis In Memphis " abum had twelve. "I'll Be There" and "If I'm A Fool" would have fit in well with the other ten songs. Plus, fans would have gotten their money's worth. BTW, this is not to take away from the "Back In Memphis" abum.